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International Intensive Course on UNESCO Global Geoparks 2019

Climate Change Adaptation and Geo-hazard Risk Mitigation case studies

May 31st – June 10th 2019

Programme

Intensive Course on Geoparks 2019

1st Day – Friday 31st May 2019 University of the Aegean

17:00 - 18:00 Registration Registration of the participants

18:00 - 20:00 Opening Ceremony OPENING CEREMONY OF THE COURSE “Climate Change Adaptation and Geo-hazard Risk Mitigation case studies” Welcome by the Course Director Prof. Nikolaos Zouros Welcome by the Mayor of Lesvos Μr S. Galinos Welcome by the Regional Governor Mrs Ch. Kalogirou Greetings by the General Secretary of Aegean and Island Policy Greetings by the President of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO Mrs A. Tzitzikosta Greetings by the Rector of the University of the Aegean Greetings by the President of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Greetings by UNESCO Dr. Özlem Adiyaman - Lopes Greetings by the Chair of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Dr. G. Martini Greetings by the Global Geoparks Network Prof. I. Komoo Greetings by the European Geoparks Network Dr. K. Rangnes Opening Speech by the Representative of the Hellenic Government Presentation of the Course

20:00 - 22:00 Welcome Party

2nd Day – Saturday 1st June 2019 LECTURES (Silver Bay Hotel Lecture Room)

Time Tutor Topic Thematic Method

09:00-10:00 Dr. Özlem Adiyaman - Lopes UNESCO International geosciences and geoparks programme (IGGP) and UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGPs) Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences

Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO

UNESCO Global Geoparks UNESCO Global Geoparks Global Geoparks Network

Lecture

10:00-11:00 Dr. Guy Martini UGG Council Chair GGN Executive Board EGN Advisory Committee

A strategy to develop an UNESCO Global Geopark

UNESCO Global Geoparks Global Geoparks Network

Lecture

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean Lesvos Geopark Coordinator, Greece GGN President UGG Council Member EGN & APGN Advisory Committee

Collaboration between UNESCO Global Geoparks and the Global Geoparks Network

GGN Structure

GGN Working Groups

GGN Activities

GGN Communication tools


Lecture

12:30-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-15:00 Dr. Kristin Rangnes Gea Norvegica UGG Director, Norway GGN Executive Board

The European Geoparks Network: Structure - Activities – Initiatives and Promotional tools

UNESCO Global Geoparks Global Geoparks

Lecture

EGN Coordinator UGG Council Member

Network

15:00-16:00 Prof. Jianping Zhang China University of Geosciences Beijing, China UGG Council Vice Chair GGN Executive Board APGN Advisory Committee

UNESCO Global Geoparks in China: Activities and Achievements in Geoheritage management


Lecture


16:30-18:00 Panel Discussion with UGG Council and GGN Executive Board members

Ö. Adiyaman – Lopes, G. Martini, J. Zhang, I. Komoo, X. Jin, K. Rangnes, M.-L. Frey, N. Zouros UNESCO Global Geoparks - Geoheritage management and Sustainable developement


Q & A

3rd Day – Sunday 2nd June 2019 LECTURES (Silver Bay Hotel Lecture Room) & Boat Field Trip to North Lesvos


09:00-10:00 Dr. Marie-Luise Frey Messel Pit WHS Germany GGN Executive Board EGN Advisory Committee

World Heritage Sites and UNESCO Global Geoparks: Challenges and Opportunities

Geoheritage management in Geoparks

Lecture

10:00-11:00

Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Ibrahim Komoo University Kebangsaan Malaysia, GGN Vice-President APGN Advisory Committee

Development of Global Geoparks in South East Asia Geoheritage management in Geoparks

Lecture

11:00-20:00 FIELD TRIP TO THE VOLCANIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN LESVOS The Lepetymnos volcano and the coastal geo-heritage of North Lesvos

11:00 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean, Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History

Museum of the Lesvos Petrified

Forest, Greece

Departure from the Hotel to Molyvos castle Visit Molyvos castle – The Lepetymnos volcano observatory

FIELD TRIP

14:00 Lunch

15:00 Guided tour to Sykamia by bus Guided tour to Skala Sykamia

FIELD TRIP

19:00 Dinner at Petra Women Cooperative restaurant FIELD TRIP

20:00 Return to the Hotel

4th Day – Monday 3rd June 2019 LECTURES (Silver Bay Hotel Lecture Room)


09:00-10:00 Dr. Özlem Adiyaman - Lopes UNESCO Global Geoparks Programme Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences

Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO

IGGP Initiatives on Geohazards and Climate Change UNESCO Global Geoparks Mentorship and Knowledge transfer Programme


Lecture

10:00-11:00 Prof. Xiaochi Jin Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China GGN Vice-President

Geosciences Research in Geoparks as basis for understanding Earth processes and Geo-hazards


Lecture


11.30-12:30 Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Ibrahim Komoo University Kebangsaan Malaysia, GGN Vice-President APGN Advisory Committee

Public Education for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific Geoparks


Lecture

12:30-13:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean Lesvos Geopark Coordinator, Greece GGN President UGG Council Member EGN & APGN Advisory Committee

UNESCO Global Geoparks: Climate Change Adaptation

and Geo-hazard Risk Mitigation case studies


Lecture


14:30-15:30 Dr. Yuanyuan Zheng The Chinese Geoparks Network Climate Change Lecture

Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Chinese Geoparks Network Coordinator

Activities on Climate Change Adaptation and Geo-hazard Risk Mitigation

Adaptation and Geo-hazard Risk Mitigation case studies

15:30-16:15 Konstantina Bentana Head of the Education and Communication Section of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark

Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark: Educational activities for raising awarness on Climate Change Adaptation

Climate Change

Adaptation and Geo-hazard Risk Mitigation case studies

Lecture


16:45-18:30 Panel Discussion with UGG Council and GGN Executive Board members

Ö. Adiyaman – Lopes, G. Martini, J. Zhang, I. Komoo, X. Jin, K. Rangnes, M.-L. Frey, N. Zouros UNESCO Global Geoparks - Geoheritage management and Sustainable development

Geodiversity management in Geoparks

Q & A

5th Day - Tuesday 4th June Geoconservation Fieldtrip (from Mytilini to Sigri)


08:30-09:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean, Greece Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece

The Lesvos Miocene Volcanoes :

Miocene volcanics and Volcanoes

Volcanic geosites and landscapes

The Vatousa caldera, the post caldera domes and hydrothermal activity

Pyroclastic avalanches, lahars, ash fall layers and palaeosoils


FIELD TRIP

09:30-11:00 The Lesvos Petrified Forest : Creating an open air Museum along the Mytilini - Sigri road

11:00-13:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean, Greece Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece Olga Tsalkitzi Geologist, Researcher at the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece

Boat trip to Nissiopi Marine Park:

Guided tour to the Nissiopi island Geosites

Conservation activities in the coastal and terrestrial fossil sites

Protection measures and visitors’ access


FIELD TRIP


Light lunch prepared by the Mesotopos Women Cooperative of Lesvos

14:30-15:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean, Greece

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest


Lecture

15:30-17:00 Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

Guided tour in the Museum Permanent Exhibitions

The Sigri Petrified Forest park


Guided tour

17:00-17:30 Coffee break Coffee break and traditional sweet tasting prepared by the Women Cooperatives of Lesvos

17:30-19:00 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean, Greece Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece

Presenting the facilities of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest (seismic simulator) and the educational program on Earthquake disaster mitigation


Activity

20:00 Dinner

6th Day – Wednesday 5th June 2019 LECTURES (Silver Bay Hotel Lecture Room)


09:00-10:30 Dr. Guy Martini UGG Council Chair GGN Executive Board EGN Advisory Committee

Evaluation and Revalidation exercise in UNESCO Global Geoparks


Lecture


11:00-13:00 Guy Martini , Xiaochi Jin, Kristin Rangnes, Jianping Zhang, Nikolaos Zouros UGG Council GGN Executive Board

Evaluation and Revalidation exercise in UNESCO Global Geoparks

Q & A Workshop


14:00-15:00 Prof. Jianping Zhang China University of Geosciences Beijing, China GGN Executive Board APGN Advisory Committee

Climate change in the geological record. UNESCO Global Geoparks as learning places on climate change adaptation

Lecture

15:00-16:00 Dr. Manuel Schilling Kütralkura Geopark, Chile

The role of Geoparks in Latin America to reduce the risk of geological hazards.

Lecture


16:30-17:30 Participants’ presentations Discussion

Geoconservation and Geoparks - Case analysis 1 Discussion with GGN Executive Board Members

Geoconservation in action

Workshop



Geoconservation in action

Workshop

7th Day – Thursday 6th June 2019 Geoconservation Workshop


09:00-10:00 Guided tour Mytilini – Petrified Forest Park

Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark

Guided tour

10:00-13:00 Prof. Jianping Zhang China University of Geosciences Beijing Dr. Ilias Valiakos Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Conservation team

Conservation in the Lesvos Petrified Forest Technical work in groups Discussion on the problems

Geo-conservation Workshop

13:00-14:00 Lunch break Lunch with traditional dishes from women cooperatives

14:00-15:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean Dr. Ilias Valiakos Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Conservation team

Geo-conservation strategy and techniques Conservation of fossil trees and leaves in the Museum’s Laboratory


15:30-16:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean Prof. Jianping Zhang China University of Geosciences Beijing Dr. Ilias Valiakos Natural History Museum of

Geopark Collaboration Projects in geoconservation Discussion on the Geoconservation techniques


the Lesvos Petrified Forest


17:00-18:00 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean Dr. Ilias Valiakos Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

The volcanic structures of Western Lesvos The Pythari Dome

Guided tour

18:00-20:00 Mesotopos Women Cooperative Visit

The Mesotopos Women’s Cooperative – Operation and achievements Dinner with traditional dishes

Visit

20:00 Departure to the Hotel

8th Day – Friday 7th June 2019 Fieldtrip on erosional and tectonic landforms (from Mytilini to Plomari)


08:30-09:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of Aegean, Greece Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece

Tectonic landforms on the Northern coast of Gera’s Gulf


FIELD TRIP

09:30-11:00 Visit Plomari, Visit ouzo distillery

11:00-13:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of Aegean, Greece Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Greece

Erosional and tectonic landforms in the coastal area of Plomari Landslide in Plomari and the Earthquake of 2017


FIELD TRIP

13:30-14:30 Lunch break Light lunch

14:30-17:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of Aegean, Greece

The socioeconomic impact of the Olive Grooves in Lesvos. Visit to the Vranas Museum


Lecture

17:30-18:00 Return trip to Mytilini

20:00 Dinner

9th Day – Saturday 8th June 2019 LECTURES (Silver Bay Hotel Lecture Room)


09:00-10:30 Prof. Thanasis Kizos Department of Geography University of Aegean

Cultural Landscapes and Geoparks: understanding and shaping landscape preferences

UNESCO Global Geoparks

Lecture


11:00-12:00 Dr. Manuel Schilling Kütralkura Geopark, Chile

Kütralkura: Ten years of collaborative work to establish the first UNESCO Global Geopark in Chile, southern South America.

Geoparks and sustainable development

Lecture

12:00-13:00 Dr. Charalampos Fassoulas Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark EGN Vice-Coordinator Hellenic Geoparks Forum Chair

The GGN/EGN Working Group of Geohazards Initiatives and activities


Lecture


14:00-14:50 Konstantina Bentana Head of the Education and Communication Section of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

International Networking and Collaboration in raising public awarness on Geohazards. The National Thematic School Network on “UNESCO Global Geoparks”

Geo-conservation and Sustainable development in Geoparks

Workshop




Workshop

15:40-16:30 Participants’ presentations Geoconservation and Geoparks - Case analysis 4 Geo-conservation and Workshop

Discussion

Discussion with GGN Executive Board Members

Sustainable development in Geoparks




Workshop




Workshop

18:10-19:00 Panel discussion with GGN Experts Prof Xiaochi Jin Prof. Jianping Zhang Dr. Charalampos Fassoulas Dr. Ilias Valiakos Prof. Nikolaos Zouros

Q & A

10th Day – Sunday 9th June 2019 Field Trip & Workshop: Geohazards and Geoconservation in tectonic active areas


09:00-10:00 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark GGN President

Visit Agia Paraskevi The Agia Paraskevi Fault geosite and the destructive earthquake of 1867

Geoconservation in active tectonic area

FIELD TRIP

10:00-11:00 Museum Visit Visit the Olive Oil Museum at Agia Paraskevi Museum visit

11:00-12:00 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros

The Gulf of Mytilini - Walking at the steps of Aristotles The earthquake of 230 BC and the destruction of Pyrra.

FIELD TRIP


Polychnitos Hot Springs Active tectonics and Geothermal field The earthquake of 2017 in Lesvos Visit Vrisa Village The active faults in Vatera Pliocene sediments and verterbrate fauna

Geoconservation in active tectonic area

FIELD TRIP

13:30-14:30 Lunch break Lunch

14:30-16:00 Dr. Charalampos Fassoulas Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark EGN Vice-Coordinator Hellenic Geoparks Forum Chair

Raising awareness on Natural Hazards and risk

mitigation activities through education at the

Natural History Museum of Crete

Polichinitos cultural center

Workshop


16:30-18:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros Dr. Charalampos Fassoulas

Q & A on Evaluation and Revalidation exercise in UNESCO Global Geoparks

Polichinitos cultural center

Q & A

18:30 Departure to the Hotel

11th Day – Monday 10th June 2019 LECTURES (Silver Bay Hotel Lecture Room)



UNESCO Global Geoparks and Global Geoparks Network : Promotion and Visibility

Geoparks and Sustainable Development

Lecture

10:00-11:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros Prof. Jianping Zhang Dr. Charalampos Fassoulas Dr. Ilias Valiakos

Evaluation of participants Geoparks and Sustainable Development

Lecture

11:30-12:00 Coffee Break

12:00-13:30 Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of Aegean

Intensive Course Evaluation Closing ceremony

Course Assessment Evaluation


15:00 Departure of the Participants to Mytilini Airport for the flights departing at 16:20 and 22:25 from Mytilini to Athens

Intensive Course on Geoparks 2019


INVITED LECTURERS Dr. Özlem Adiyaman - Lopes UNESCO, Earth Sciences and Geohazard Risk Reduction, Natural Sciences Sector Dr. Guy Martini UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Chair, GGN General Secretary, Advisory Committee of the European Geoparks Network Prof. Jianping Zhang University of Geosciences, China UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Vice-Chair, GGN Executive Board, Advisory Committee of the Asian Pacific Geoparks Network Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Ibrahim Komoo University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), GGN Executive Board Vice -President Prof. Xiaochi Jin Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, P.R. China, GGN Executive Board Vice-President Dr. Kristin Rangnes Director of Gea Norvegica UNESCO Global Geopark, Norway GGN Executive Board Treasurer, UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Member, Coordinator of the European Geoparks Network Dr. Marie-Luise Frey Welterbe Grube Messel gGmbH, GGN Executive Board, Advisory Committee of the European Geoparks Network, UNESCO Global Geopark Expert

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Prof. Yuanyuan Zheng Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Chinese Geopark Network Coordinator, UNESCO Global Geopark Expert Dr. Charalampos Fassoulas Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark, Greece, EGN Vice-Coordinator, Hellenic Geoparks Forum Chair Prof. Thanasis Kizos University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, Greece International Institute on Geoparks Development (IIGEOD) Dr. Manuel Schilling Kütralkura UNESCO Global Geopark, Chile Dr. Ilias Valiakos Dep. Director of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest International Institute on Geoparks Development (IIGEOD), UNESCO Global Geopark Expert, Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark Konstantina Bentana Head of the Education and Communication Section of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest International Institute on Geoparks Development (IIGEOD) - Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark Olga Tsalkitzi Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest International Institute on Geoparks Development (IIGEOD) - Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark COURSE DIRECTOR: Prof. Nikolaos Zouros University of the Aegean, Greece, GGN Executive Board President, UGG Council, Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest Director, Lesvos UNESCO Global Geopark Coordinator

International Intensive Course on Geoparks 2019


CONTRIBUTORS

UNESCO

Global Geoparks Network

Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy General Secretariat of Aegean and Island Policy

Region of North Aegean

University of the Aegean

INTERREG Greece – Cyprus GEO-IN

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